rand flory <ferret@wyoming.com> wrote/replied to: > >We got hooked on that extra focal length thing pretty quickly, didn't we? >For a nature photographer, having your 400mm lens suddenly converted to an >effective 640mm lens is remarkable. > >Still, the 1Ds, when cropped to a 10D sensor, because the sensors are >larger, will still have greater sensitivity and dynamic range than the 10D, >while there will be less noise. And the probability is that you would not be >able to tell the difference. And just think how much wider your vista shots >would be with the 1Ds. Well, considering that even with the magnification factor, I still end up cropping quite often, I'm not sure the 1Ds would offer as nice an image. And what a waste it would be! I want 12 megapixels on the 10D sized sensor! Jim Davis - checkout the Motorcycle Headlight Relay Kit at: http://jimdavis.oberro.com/html/bike_acc_.html